You mean because it only lists GA at the bottom? If so, they will probably add the times for the group 1 and 2 presales soon. It was the same at first for the other show I'm going to - it only showed the public sale for a few days, then three presale times were added.

There's an ms5 coming soon I hear, so possibly think about holding off, unless you only need a whammy, fuzz and delay

I don't need any more individual pedals, My board has been stable for a while - I have a fuzz, OD/preamp, and a heavy distortion, which I'd throw in the loops, and then use the onboard effects for my modulation that my EHX worm wont do. This is actually the perfect switching system for me now that I think about it, since the only thing I'd have out of it is my looper.

I'm excited to see the MS-5 by them though, that sounds great. if I had more pedals I'd be all over that

I've seen that article posted in various places, but never bothered reading it.

Just skimmed through it now. It only really looks at one side of the story, and it's really hard to take seriously with the guitar that burns up as you scroll further down...

I don't think we necessarily need new heroes for every generation. After all, go to pretty much any guitar shop and you'll hear stairway to heaven, sweet child o' mine, or smells like teen spirit. I can understand why new guitarists wouldn't idolize john mayer... it's one thing to be a great guitarist, but another thing to write music that would appeal to a wide audience.

Just look at Joe Bonamassa, possibly the greatest blues player I've ever heard. He has legit chops, and uses Legit equipment. Broad and massive talent. Pretty dull to listen to though. The same is true of a great many guitar players back then and now.